John Westefeld, Professor

Contact Information

356 Lindquist Center
Psychological & Quantitative Foundations
College of Education
The University of Iowa
Iowa City IA 52242

Affiliations within the College

• Counseling Psychology Program

Research Interests

• Suicide, Crisis Intervention, Severe Weather Phobia, Men's Health.

Professional Interests

• APA Division 17, Counseling Psychology:
  Former Treasurer, Secretary Pro-Tem, Chair of Special Interest Groups,
  Chairperson APA Awards Committee, 2006-2007
  President elect, President, past-President 2008-2011
  

Career Highlights

• Microtraining DVD on Suicide Assessment and Prevention (2009)
• Diplomate in Counseling Psychology; Fellow of Division 17; First recipient of outstanding contribution to TCP for “Suicide” major contribution.

Publications

In Press Publications:

• Westefeld, J. S. (in press). Supervision of psychotherapy: Models, issues, and recommendations. The Counseling Psychologist.
• Westefeld, J. S.  “Suicide.”  Videotape produced for Microtraining Associates.
• Westefeld, J. S., Doobay, A, Hill, J., Humphreys, C., Sandil, R., & Tallman, B.  (in press).  The Oregon Death with Dignity Act:  The right to live or the right to die.  Journal of  Loss and Trauma.
• Westefeld, J. S. (in press).  Supervision of psychotherapy:  Models, issues, and recommendations.  The Counseling Psychologist.

Recent Publications:

• Westefeld, J. S., Range, L., Rogers, J., & Hill, J. (2008).  Suicide Prevention.  In S. Brown & R. Lent (Eds.), Handbook of Counseling Psychology.  Hoboken, NJ:  John Wiley, 535-551.
• Westefeld, J. S., Range, L., Greenfeld, J., & Kettmann, J. (2008).  Assessment.  In F. Leong & M. Leach (Eds.), Suicide Among Racial and Ethnic Groups:  Theory, Research, and practice.  New York:  Routledge, 229-253.
• Westefeld, John. (2008).  Suicide Assessment and Prevention DVD, 50 min. Produced by Microtraining and Multicultural Development, www.emicrotraining.com.
• Howard, C., Westefeld, J., Olds, V., Ansley, T., Laird, N., & Olds, G. R. (2007). Spiritually-based parenting workshop: An outcome study. Mental Health, Religion, & Culture, 10, 417 – 434.
• Westefeld, J. S., Kettman, J. J., Lovmo, C., & Hey, C. (2007). High School Suicide: Knowledge and opinions of the teachers. Journal of Loss and Trauma, 12, 31-42.
• Westefeld, J. S., Button, C., Haley, J. T. Jr., Kettmann, J. J., MacConnell, J., Sandil, R., & Tallman, B. (2006). College Student Suicide: A call to action. Death Studies, 30, 931-956.
• Westefeld, J. S., Less, A., ansley, T., & Yi, H. S. (2006). Severe weather phobia. Bulletin of the American Meteorological Society, 747-749.
• Heckman, C., & Westefeld, J.S. (2006). The relationship between traumatization and pain: What is the role of emotion? Journal of Family Violence, 21, 63-73.  
• Westefeld, J.S., Homaifar, B., Spotts, J., Furr, S., Range, L., & Werth, J. L. (2005). Perceptions concerning college student suicide: Data from four universities. Suicide and Life Threatening Behavior, 35, 640-645.
• Westefeld, J.S., Sikes, C., Ansley, T., & Yi, Hyun Sook (2004). Attitudes toward rational suicide. Journal of Loss and Trauma, 9, 359-370.
• Westefeld, J. S., Altmaier, E. M., Pickett, T., & Sikes, C. (2004). Counseling psychology in the new millennium: Predictions and Realities. Counseling and Clinical Psychology Journal, 1, 125-140.

Courses Typically Taught

• Practicum in Counseling Psychology
• Crisis Intervention
• Introduction to Counseling Psychology
• Theories of Psychotherapy
• Supervision